Bill Text: NJ A5340 | 2020-2021 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Establishes Office of Statewide Mobility Manager to assist certain persons with disabilities and their families with transportation and mobility needs.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-15 - Reported out of Asm. Comm. with Amendments, and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee [A5340 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2020-A5340-Amended.html

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[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 5340

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

219th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED JANUARY 27, 2021

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  DANIEL R. BENSON

District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)

Assemblywoman  YVONNE LOPEZ

District 19 (Middlesex)

Assemblyman  JOHN ARMATO

District 2 (Atlantic)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywomen Vainieri Huttle, McKnight, Assemblyman Verrelli and Assemblywoman B.DeCroce

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Establishes Office of Statewide Mobility Manager to assist certain persons with disabilities and their families with transportation and mobility needs.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As reported by the Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee on March 15, 2021, with amendments.

  

An Act establishing the Office of Statewide Mobility Manager and supplementing Title 27 of the Revised Statutes.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

      1.  a.  There is hereby established in the Department of Transportation the Office of Statewide Mobility Manager for the purpose of providing assistance with transportation services and trip-planning guidance for ¹[adults] persons¹ diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder ¹and persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities¹ and their guardians, families, caregivers, and service providers.

      b.   For the purpose of providing assistance with transportation services and trip-planning guidance for ¹[adults] persons¹ diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder ¹and persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities¹ and their guardians, families, caregivers, and service providers, the Office of Statewide Mobility Manager shall:

      (1)  be informed on and knowledgeable of the laws and practices concerning public transportation, private transportation, and the "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990" (42 U.S.C. s.12101 et seq.) and any acts amendatory or supplementary thereto, and any federal regulations adopted thereunder ¹[, with a specific focus on how the laws and practices impact adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder]¹;  (2)  identify and help secure feasible transportation alternatives for ¹[adults] persons¹ diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder ¹and persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities¹ and their guardians, families, caregivers, and service providers;

      (3)  provide uniform information on transportation services and trip-planning guidance for all New Jersey residents regardless of location;

      (4)  assist the State and counties with coordination strategies, including but not limited to linking regions and connecting people with existing transit services; and

     (5)   ake any other action to fulfill the purposes of the office.

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.